Anthony S. Manoguerra

TL;DR: The expert consensus panel recognizes that specific patient care decisions may be at variance with this guideline and are the prerogative of the patient and the health professionals providing care.

TL;DR: This analysis of hazard factors demonstrates that frequent exposure does not imply toxicity, and iron supplements were the single most frequent cause of pediatric unintentional ingestion fatalities, accounting for 30.2% of reported pediatric pharmaceutical unintentional ingest fatalities reported over an 8-year period.

TL;DR: This guideline is to assist poison center personnel in the appropriate prehospital triage and management of patients with suspected ingestions of TCAs by identifying the key decision elements in managing cases of TCA ingestion and providing clear and practical recommendations that reflect the current state of knowledge.

TL;DR: This guideline is to assist poison center personnel in the appropriate out-of-hospital triage and initial management of patients with suspected ingestions of iron by describing the manner in which an ingestion of iron might be managed.

TL;DR: A review of U.S. poison center data for 2004 showed over 40,000 exposures to salicylate-containing products, and a guideline that determines the conditions for emergency department referral and pre-hospital care could potentially optimize patient outcome, avoid unnecessary emergency department visits, reduce health care costs, and reduce life disruption for patients and caregivers is created.